[cma-l] Ofcom publishes reasons for the award of four newcommunity radio...

Fri Mar 7 14:40:49 GMT 2008

A handout like that would be really useful.

Al

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Michael Fryer
Sent: 07 March 2008 11:38
To: Marilyn Hyndman
Cc: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom publishes reasons for the award of four
newcommunity radio...

I attended a session of the Government Third Sector Review in September
2006.  The people from the Treasury who were running the meeting knew
nothing about community radio, but by the end of the meeting, they went back
to London with copious notes and a full knowledge of what community radio is
and could be.  The three MPs on my patch certainly know about community
radio.  Every station should be in contact with the local MP/s and should
make sure that the MP and local councillors understand what community radio
is and what it can achieve.  Keep the MPs and councillors in the picture
with what you are doing and planning.  This will result in community radio
permeating local and national Government consciousness.  Once MPs and
councillors appreciate what is going on in their own patch, they will
publicise it.  

Perhaps CMA could produce a handout for use by community stations, stating
simply but effectively the role and aims of community radio.  This could be
forwarded by stations to MPs, councillors and anyone else, who can promote
community radio.

Regards,

Michael Fryer

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CC: darren at prescap.co.uk; rp2 at st-andrews.ac.uk; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
From: marilyn at northernvisions.org
To: michael_fryer at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom publishes reasons for the award of four
newcommunity radio...
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:30:44 +0000

Community Media was included in the Third Sector Interim Report but there
has not been anything approaching an effective UK lobby.

http://www.commedia.org.uk/news-amp-press/news-items/comprehensive-spending-
review-report/

Perhaps we should all be thinking about how best this could be achieved.

Best wishes,

Marilyn

Northern Visions/NvTv

On 6 Mar 2008, at 12:10, Michael Fryer wrote:

One great failing in the organisation of community radio has been that,
although the Government built into the granting of licences that social gain
was an essential element, it failed to fully inform other Government
departments.  Community radio should be regarded on a par with other
community groups, which are there to improve areas of deprivation e.g.
social problems, discrimination, disablement, lack of employment and/or
education etc. and should be working alongside the relevant agencies.  At a
stroke this would remove one of the main barriers to funding and
co-operation within community radio, i.e. the widespread idea that it is
just a group of people playing music and therefore not to be taken
seriously.  National and local government should ensure that community radio
is included alongside other departments as one of the tools for
disseminating information and attaining improvement targets in the afore
mentioned areas.

The more community radio stations work together, the stronger will be the
message to Government.

Regards,

Michael Fryer

> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:40:23 +0000
> From: darren at prescap.co.uk
> To: rp2 at st-andrews.ac.uk; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom publishes reasons for the award of four
newcommunity radio...
> 
> I tend to agree with you Rycharde, just to add to the discussion this
> article was on Radio today this morning. 
> 
> Community radio station Cheshire FM has won Cheshire County Council's
> Start Up Business of the Year category at the local Vale Royal Business
> Awards.
> 
> Cheshire FM has been on air since March 2007 and has achieved a number
> of notable business successes including signing every single business in
> a local shopping centre in a 12 month deal. The station places an
> emphasis on long-term creative campaigns built around the needs of
> customers.
> 
> Cheshire FM is also in the process of having a series of 'Real World
> Radio Skills' training courses accredited to be delivered in a new
> purpose built training facility at the station's Winsford.
> 
> David Duffy, Cheshire FM's chief executive commented "It's fantastic
> that the immense effort put in by our dedicated management team and 20
> plus volunteers has been recognised. Our business plan to secure the
> future of the station, deliver our social gain objectives, and provide
> Mid Cheshire with great radio is well on its way to being realised."
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk
> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of
> rp2 at st-andrews.ac.uk
> Sent: 05 March 2008 20:49
> To: Stevensuttie at aol.com
> Cc: cma-l at commedia.org.uk; alan.coote at thebayradio.com
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom publishes reasons for the award of four
> newcommunity radio...
> 
> Quoting Stevensuttie at aol.com:
> 
> > Hi Alan and other correspondents to this debate,
> 
> This is my Two Penny's worth ..
> 
> It's not that long ago when people like myself were banging on the door
> of the
> then Radio Authority pleading for a Community radio license to be made
> available
> to small scale local interest broadcasters ....
> 
> Well eventually it did happen ... but what has changed ?
> 
> We appear to have another tier of ILR stations up and down the UK and
> most of
> them are dire ... There are one or two exceptions to this EG Radio
> Reverb in
> Brighton
> 
> Somewhere along the way the plot has been lost !!! Community radio
> Stations
> should have been forced to obtain Charitable Status rather than exist as
> Not
> for profits business entities ... That would have forced out all the
> money
> grabbers feeding of the goodwill of Community radio.
> 
> As someone with special needs I had hoped that community radio would go
> someway
> to help inspire and fuel the aspirations of the more disadvantaged
> members of
> our country.
> 
> I do not believe that what exists at present achieves this ...
> 
> Rycharde Perry
> 
> 
> 

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